I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
There's nothing left
Nothing left to hold onto
There is no reason for me to fight anymore
I let it all go
It'll be easier I know
The weight on my shoulders tells me so
So now I stand here
To sing another song for you
About the pain I've felt before
When there was nothing I could do
Now I stand here
With nothing left to say to you
And if you all could sing along
It might help me make it through
I try to move on
Nothing left to hurt me now
I hope it's all in the past to stay
Just try to see through
All the fucked up shit we do
And hope that we all don't drift away
So now I stand here
To sing another song for you
About the pain I've felt before
When there was nothing I could do
So now I stand here
With nothing left to say to you
And if you all could sing along
It might help me make it through
So let it all out
Nothing left to hold onto
There is no reason for me to fight anymore
I let it all go
Feels so much better, now I know
The weight on my shoulders tells me so
So now I stand here
To sing another song for you
About the pain I've felt before
When there was nothing I could do
So now I stand here
With nothing left to say to you
And if you all could sing along
It might help me make it through
There's nothing left
None of it's worth holding onto
There is no reason for you to fight anymore
Nothing left to hold onto
There is no reason for me to fight anymore
I let it all go
It'll be easier I know
The weight on my shoulders tells me so
So now I stand here
To sing another song for you
About the pain I've felt before
When there was nothing I could do
Now I stand here
With nothing left to say to you
And if you all could sing along
It might help me make it through
I try to move on
Nothing left to hurt me now
I hope it's all in the past to stay
Just try to see through
All the fucked up shit we do
And hope that we all don't drift away
So now I stand here
To sing another song for you
About the pain I've felt before
When there was nothing I could do
So now I stand here
With nothing left to say to you
And if you all could sing along
It might help me make it through
So let it all out
Nothing left to hold onto
There is no reason for me to fight anymore
I let it all go
Feels so much better, now I know
The weight on my shoulders tells me so
So now I stand here
To sing another song for you
About the pain I've felt before
When there was nothing I could do
So now I stand here
With nothing left to say to you
And if you all could sing along
It might help me make it through
There's nothing left
None of it's worth holding onto
There is no reason for you to fight anymore
Lyrics submitted by rjbucs28
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